Mourinho Reveals Why Tottenham Lost 2-1 To Man Utd

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho says Manchester United were
“clever” in winning fouls and “pretending injuries” which
led to their 2-1 win on Wednesday.

“We started bad, they started well,” Mourinho told
beIN Sports.

“They scored the first goal, could have scored the
second and for the first 30 minutes they were not just better than us, they
were much better than us. For the last 15 minutes [of the first half] the story
was different.

“I thought the second half we’d be back to normality
and normality was to have control of the game but when you concede a goal like
we did it’s difficult.

“They took a few steps back, started to block low and
they were clever in the way they were getting fouls and pretending injuries and
controlling and then still dangerous on the counterattack.

“We were punished by our mistake for the second goal.
The reason I want to say clearly they deserved to win the game was because in
the first 30 minutes of the game they were much better than us.

“It was not just today, if you look to our previous
matches it was the same. Against Olympiacos we didn’t start well, against
Bournemouth it took time, rather than being proactive we are a little bit more
reactive.”

On the penalty he added: “I don’t know, I didn’t see
it, but I think what happened inside of the box is a consequence of what
happened before. I think when Ashley Young had the ball we have to be alert
immediately, we were not, we gave space to Rashford to receive the ball, it was
only when he received the ball that we woke up.”